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Syracuse Bounces Back With Double Digit Win Over NC State

The Orange knocked off the Wolfpack in the Dome on Saturday.
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Syracuse Bounces Back With Double Digit Win Over NC State
Syracuse Bounces Back With Double Digit Win Over NC State

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Syracuse basketball rebounded from a tough loss to Florida State by blowing out NC State in the JMA Wireless Dome 77-65 Saturday night. With the victory, the Orange improved to 14-6 (5-4) on the season. Next up is a road game at Boston College Tuesday night. That game tips at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on the ACC Network. 

JJ Starling led Syracuse with a career high 26 points including four made three-pointers. Judah Mintz added 20 points, nine assists and four steals. Chris Bell and Benny Williams each hit double figures as well with 13 and 11 points, respectively. 

The game was close for most of the first half, but Syracuse took control over the last eight minutes. The Orange closed the half on a 23-4 run, sparked by aggressive defense, and took a 16 point advantage into the locker room. Syracuse held the Wolfpack to just 21% shooting in the first half and forced eight turnovers that led to 15 fastbreak points. 

The lead was pushed to as many as 21 in the second half as the Orange defense stayed locked in despite the large advantage for the first eight to 10 minutes of the second half. The offense did enough to keep NC State at arm's length even with the defense faltering over the last eight minutes. The Wolfpack did trim the lead to nine with about two minutes left, but it was too little too late as Syracuse held on down the stretch. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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